The Puritans Movements

By : Eccak Favila, Aren Haghoonbeance, Maria Cruz

Were They Came From

. The puritans were originally from england

. They were all against the beliefs of the church under King George the first

. Said that the church of England had man-made Doctrine (bible teachings)

. Formed colonies of only puritan peoplehttp://melindahunter.blogspot.com/2011/05/where-did-puritans-originate-from.html

Beliefs. Believed that the bible was God’s word . Bible provided a plan so that people

may live there life correct before God. Desired to purify the church and their

own lives.Claimed to believed in rejecting worldly

activities (societies way of doing things)

http://www3.nd.edu/~rbarger/www7/puritans.html

Their Purpose

. The puritans came to America to search for religious freedom. . About 21,000 of them came to Massachusetts Bay Colony and later formed the Congregational Church. . The main purpose of the puritans moving to North America was to find religious freedom and purify the church.

http://www.ask.com/question/why-did-the-puritans-move-to-america

Handling Problems in the community

. Those who were seen as one not doing God’s work, were punish

. Action forbiden were adultry, miss church, speak against the church or dotrine

. Punishments were execution, wipping and some were sat in public square and were spate and laughed at

Life style

● For the Puritans church attendance was mandatory,there was a fine for missing church

● The Puritans believed they were doing God’s work,hence there was little room for compromise

● Public beating were common, Puritans felt no remorse about administering punishment.

● Contrary to myth, Puritans did have fun; there were celebrations and festivals.http://www.ushistory.org/us/3d.asp

Their appeal● Puritan men usually wore white, black

or grey.● They wore collar armours, hats,

stockings and cuffs.● Women wore dresses with collars their

dresses were decorated with ruffles.● Their sleeves stopped right above the

elbowhttp://www.ask.com/question/what-did-the-puritans-wear

Jobs and Education

● The Puritans wanted their children to learn and read the bible.

● They believed each person should read the bible for themselves instead of depending on the clergy

● They have jobs such as candle making,silversmithing,sewing,baking,carpeting and much more.